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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

** ALGIERS - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov visits Algeria (Final Day)

** JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Israel for a visit aimed at shoring up a ceasefire in Gaza and discussing implementation of the agreement.

** OTTAWA - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.S. and redefine its foreign policy in pursuit of new markets. - 1400 GMT

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day official visit (Final Day)

JAKARTA/HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR - President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will embark on a three-nation visit to Asia, include state visits to Indonesia and Vietnam, followed by the President's participation at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit as a Guest of the Chair in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (To Oct. 28)

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes a state visit to Indonesia ahead of his and President Prabowo's attendance in the ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. (Final Day)

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (Final Day).

JAKARTA - Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will welcome H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on the occasion of the President's visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

LONDON, United Kingdom – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels to London for a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" and holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of the call.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Brussels to sign an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation agreement with the EU. Uzbekistan, the second largest former Soviet republic by population, is implementing amibitious economic reforms even as politics remains tightly controlled.

HANOI - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will make an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. (To Oct 25)

IRELAND - Irish Presidency election.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

** SINGAPORE - Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Singapore at the invitation of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the Republic of Singapore (To Oct. 26)

** KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - 0230 GMT

** KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Thai counterpart Anutin Charnvirakul hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - 0600 GMT

** KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and President of the Republic of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - 0830 GM

KUALA LUMPUR - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will undertake an official visit to Malaysia and attend the 47th ASEAN Summit and related Summits (To Oct. 28)

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast holds presidential election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

** VICTORIA - At the invitation of the Government of Seychelles, Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, will visit the Republic of Seychelles (To Oct. 27)

** KUALA LUMPUR - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day trip to Malaysia to attend a regional summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (To Oct. 27)

** KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

** KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the ASEAN regional bloc's summit. Both leaders are expected to witness the signing of a trade deal between the countries. - 0600 GMT

LUXEMBOURG - Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Luxembourg on Sunday for a two-day trip to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on cross-regional security and connectivity. (To Oct 28)

KUALA LUMPUR - U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26 and may facilitate a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (To Oct. 27)

KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders from ASEAN and its dialogue partners convene in Kuala Lumpur for a series of high-level summits. (to October 28).

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies election.

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Senate election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27

ANKARA - Pope Leo to visit Turkey in first trip abroad (To Oct. 30)

TOKYO - US President Donald Trump to visit Japan (to Oct 29)

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

ASTANA - President of Finland Alexander Stubb will an official visit to Astana on October 28-29 at the invitation of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (To Oct. 29)

BERLIN - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche gives a speech and takes part in the opening panel at the Foreign Trade Day event focused on opportunities for German foreign trade amid geopolitical tensions - 0830 GMT.

RIGA - Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary begin their state visit to Latvia (To Oct. 29)

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

** SEOUL - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, the White House said. He'll also deliver keynote remarks at the APEC CEO luncheon and participate in a U.S.-APEC leaders' working dinner.

** KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - 0300 GMT

ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar House of Representatives election.

ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar Presidency election.

United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian Presidency election.

Netherlands - Dutch Second Chamber election.

United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian National Assembly election.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

** BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his inaugural visit to Turkey, meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan to discuss bilateral relations, foreign policy, and cooperation on economics, migration, and security. The visit marks Merz's first official trip to Turkey as Chancellor.

** SEOUL - Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will visit South Korea for three days to attend the APEC Summit in Gyeongju. (To Nov 1)

GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korea hosts the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. (To Nov. 1)

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Gyeongju (to November 1).

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

LONDON - OPEC+ ministers from eight nations that have been gradually raising oil output will meet online on Sunday to decide whether to continue with output hikes for December or pause.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

DOHA - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is set to visit Qatar next month, where he will meet Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (To Nov. 6)

TEHRAN – 46th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

GLOBAL - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

ROME- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Rome.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – Princess Anne, sister of King Charles III, will visit Australia for four days. (To Nov. 11)

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

HAMBURG, Germany - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil sits down with DIE ZEIT newspaper to discuss the government's budget, plans for defence spending and compulsory military service, as well as other domestic and international topics. - 1900 GMT

BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem (to November 21)

BEIJING - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain make a state visit to China. (To Nov. 11)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

** ONTARIO - G7 foreign ministers gather in Ontario, Canada for meeting. (To Nov 12)

IRAQ - Iraqi Council of Representatives election.

SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

BRUSSELS - World Pneumonia Day.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

YANGON, Myanmar – 15th Anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, From House Arrest.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

GLOBAL - World Diabetes Day.

GLOBAL - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for Tolerance.

CHILE - Chilean Chamber of Deputies election.

CHILE - Chilean Senate election.

CHILE - Chilean Presidency election.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council election.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem.

VUKOVAR, Croatia – 34th Anniversary of Vukovar Massacre.

GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

JOHANNESBURG - Leaders gather for two-day G20 summit in South Africa (to Nov. 23).

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean Presidency election.

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly election.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

LUANDA - Angola hosts EU-African Union summit. Marking 25 years of EU-AU partnership, the summit comes as Angola holds the rotating African Union presidency. The leaders of 27 EU countires and 55 African union countires are expected to focus on strengthening cooperation in key areas such as peace and security, economic integration, trade, multilateralism, green development, digitalisation, migration, mobility and human development. (To Nov. 25)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) election.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

MUMBAI, India - 17th Anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008 and lasted nearly three days, left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27

ANKARA - Pope Leo will visit Turkey (To Nov. 30)

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

TEHRAN, Iran – 14th Anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian Students and Protesters angry over Britain's Unilateral Sanctions.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras holds presidential election.

BEIRUT - Pope Leo will visit Lebanon (To Dec. 2)

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU defence ministers meet in Brussels.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3

WINDSOR CASTLE, UK – President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by the First Lady of Germany, Elke Büdenbender, will be greeted by His Majesty and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle (to Dec 5).

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SUNDAY, DECEMEBER 7

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Legislative Council election.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African Presidency election.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African National Assembly election.

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